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# 2866 From John : I found “Isabelle” while running some errands. I kept an eye on her and eventually the "For Sale" sign went up. I called and got the information. After several more drive-by’s, I brought my wife to see her. She fell in love at first sight. So after a little haggling on the price, she was ours. I didn’t like the looks of the wiring harness – too many cuts and splices over the years. So every inch of wire came out and we started from scratch with the help of an after-market kit. We installed an almost new gauge package (less than 500 miles) that I found in an estate sale. A chrome steering column replaced the junk yard one that was in it. HD radio and marine speakers gave the cab a great sound. Since we live in Florida, air conditioning is a must have item. At first we were not going to have power windows, but we just could not resist. We found a very talented shop to re-upholster the seat and the side panels to match. The glass all around was pitted and scratched. New glass installation proved easy enough except for the windshield. It took us several tries before we finally figured out that the factory manual is wrong and you have to start at the top first, not the bottom. Then it went in with three of us wrestling it. The gas tank had a whole bunch of rust in it. So for the extra dollars, we decided to just replace it. We didn’t want fuel problems.
In May 2011, John also send in a Gallery submission for his 1953 Chevy 5-window 1/2-ton. ~ Editor
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